Annual report on efforts to implement evidence-based practices to reduce recidivism -- Administrative regulations
KRS 439.3103
in effect439.3103. Annual report on efforts to implement evidence-based practices to reduce recidivism -- Administrative regulations
(1) By December 1 of each year the department shall submit to the Governor, the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary, and the Chief Justice a comprehensive report on its efforts to implement evidence-based practices to reduce recidivism. The report shall include at a minimum:
(a) The percentage of supervised individuals being supervised in accordance with evidence-based practices;
(b) The percentage of state moneys expended by the department for programs that are evidence based, and a list of all programs with identification of which are evidence based;
(c) Specification of supervision policies, procedures, programs, and practices that were created, modified, or eliminated;
(d) The department's recommendations for resource allocation, and any additional collaboration with other state, regional, or local public agencies, private entities, or faith-based and community organizations;
(e) A length of stay report on time served by first time incarcerated individuals released from the department's custody, which shall include for each offense the: 1. Number of persons released; 2. Average sentence in days; 3. Average time served in days; 4. Average percentage of the sentence served; 5. Percentage of persons released on supervision; and 6. Number of persons released who were serving a life sentence or a life sentence without benefit of probation or parole until he or she has served a minimum of twenty-five (25) years of his or her sentence, and the average time served in days; and
(f) A report on persons released from the department's custody on supervision that shall include the following: 1. Demographic information, including but not limited to: a. Gender; b. Race; c. Age group at the time of release; d. Parental status, and if the person i s a parent, whether he or she has any form of custody of his or her children; and e. Gang affiliation; 2. Case information, including but not limited to: a. Education level upon release; b. The number of dependents upon release; c. The crime of conviction; d. Whether the person was sentenced on or after July 15, 2024; and e. The number of days in custody prior to release; 3. Count of: a. Prior community supervision periods; and b. Community supervision revocations; 4. Conditions of supervision, including bu t not limited to: a. Mental health or substance abuse programming; b. Cognitive skills or education programming; and c. Any other condition of supervision; 5. Supervision activities, including but not limited to: a. The number of technical violations; b. The number of nontechnical violations; c. The number of drug tests; d. The percentage or number of positive drug tests; e. The number of program completions while on supervision for which the offender received good time credits and attendance has been verified; f. The number of jobs per year while on parole and the percentage of days employed while on parole; and g. The number of residence changes to a new zip code during parole; 6. Prior criminal history, including the number of prior arrests and convictions; and 7. Rates of recidivism.
(2) The department shall:
(a) Collect all data necessary to prepare the report and may prom ulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to implement this section; and
(b) Make the full report and an executive summary available to the general public on its website.
Effective: January 1, 2026
History: Amended 2025 Ky. Acts ch. 122, sec. 1, effective January 1, 2026. -- Created 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 2, sec. 53, effective June 8, 2011.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=56660Fetched: 10/20/2026